There is no doubt that iTunes is one of the most popular tools that iPhone users would use to backup and restore their data on iPhone. The free tool offered by Apple itself provides users great fit. But it is not rare at all that iTunes cannot run smoothly on your computer. Sometimes it just gives the wrong prompt and you have no way to fix it. Then how could you back up and restore iPhone, especially when iOS 11 is coming soon? Well, the article will offer you two ways to back up and restore iPhone data without iTunes.

Back Up and Restore iPhone with iCloud

Normally, iCloud is the first choice we get to when iTunes is unavailable. This great feature offered by Apple is same with iTunes in some way. It is free (for 5GB space), and reliable enough. You can back up the data on iPhone manually or automatically by iCloud. And what it can do better than iTunes is that you don’t have to install it on your computer and connect your iPhone to computer – iCloud is already on your iPhone when you own your device. And the following is how to back up and restore iPhone with iCloud.

Step 1. Make sure that iCloud Backup is turned on in Settings >Your Name > iCloud > iCloud Backup.

Step 2. Once your device is connected to a Wi-Fi and a power source and you have your screen locked, then your gallery, text messages, apps and every other thing on your device gets safely stored to your iCloud account.

How to Restore iPhone with iCloud?

Restoring iPhone data from a backup through iCloud is not as easy as backing it up into your iCloud account. You can’t find a restore button in the settings of your device. So, to restore, you have to reset the entire device and you will lose all the existing data on the device. To restore your iPhone with iCloud, please follow these steps.

Go to the Settings > General and find Reset. Then, Choose Erase All Content and Settings.

Follow the onscreen setup steps until you reach the Apps & Data screen, and then tap Restore from iCloud Backup.

After that, you will need to enter your Apple ID and choose a backup. After that, the restoring begins.

When asked, sign in to your Apple ID again to restore your apps and purchases.

Stayed connected with Wi-Fi and wait for the restoring to be finished.

Back Up and Restore iPhone by 3rd-Party Tool (iOS 12 Supported)

Another good choice for iPhone users to back up and restore iPhone is to use one excellent backup & restore tool. Here we introduce iMyFone iTransor to you. The program can do mostly what iTunes can do for you. See its features.

See the following part to know how to back up and restore iPhone with iMyFone iTransor.

How to Back Up iPhone with iMyFone iTransor?

Step 1 – Start with downloading the software in your respective computers. Install and then launch it. When you get to the main interface, select ‘Acquire Backup from Device & iCloud’ and then ‘Back Up Device’.

Step 2 – Plug your device to the PC now and let the device recognize it. Now, you can either make full backup or selective backup.

Step 3 – Choose ‘Make Full backup’ if you wish to backup your device fully or click ‘Select One or More Data Type(s)’ and then select the ones you need to backup. Lastly, click on ‘Back Up’ and the process ends here.

How to Restore iPhone with iMyFone iTransor?

Step 1 – Start the program and click on ‘Restore Backup to Device’. Now you can see the iTunes backup, iCloud backup and iTransor backup you just made. Choose a backup and the click Next button.

Now, choose between ‘Restore Full backup’ and ‘Restore Partial backup’ according to your needs. Here we take partial backup as an example.

Step 2 –Then connect your device and you can choose what kind of data you want to restore. After that. select between ‘Preview & Restore’ and ‘Directly Restore’.

If you choose ‘Directly Restore’, you can skip to the next step. If you choose ‘Preview & Restore’, you will be able to preview the data details in the backup file. Then after preview, you can click restore.

Step 3 – Finally, you have to make another decision then between ‘Merge’ and ‘Replace’. Select the preferred one and restore your iPhone. Then the program will start to restore the data to your device.

Now you have two methods to back up and restore iPhone without iTunes. And both of them are easy to use. Just give them a shot now! Remember that iTransor also helps even when you update your iPhone to iOS 12.

Highly interested in Information Technology and Apple products, Heather Marston devotes herself to writing technical articles and sharing her experience on using iPhone/iPad and iPod touch in a better way.